Sam Scratch
Sam Scratch proper noun: the Devil.
Proper noun
Sam Scratch
- The Devil.
- I tell you-alls the whole camp hits up the Yukon for Dawson jes' like Sam Scratch was after them,—wimmen, children, babes in arms, the whole shebang.1904, Jack London, The Faith of Men
- Synonyms:
- Old Nick, Old Serpent, Aduwallah, Adversary, Al-Shaytaan, Antichrist, archfiend, Ash-Shaytan, Azazel, Beast
Synonyms of Sam Scratch
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- Beelzebub
- cosmocrat
- deceiver
- deuce
- Devil
- diablo
- Diabolus
- dickens
- Dragon
- Enemy
- Evil One
- Father of Lies
- Gog
- Iblis
- Jack Ketch
- lord of the flies
- Lucifer
- Mephistopheles
- Old Gentleman
- Old Hairy
- Old Harry
- Old One
- Old Scratch
- Prince of Darkness
- Prince of Demons
- Prince of Evil
- Satan
- Serpent
- shaitan
- Son of the Dawn
Origin of Sam Scratch
See Old Scratch.
Questions about Sam Scratch
- What does Sam Scratch mean?
- Sam Scratch means the Devil.
- What part of speech is Sam Scratch?
- Sam Scratch is a proper noun.
Words near Sam Scratch in the dictionary
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